undefined method `email' for nil:NilClass Devise

Question

I am trying to use <%= f.email_field :email, value: current_user.email %> in an html.erb file. Why do I get the error

undefined method `email' for nil:NilClass

Could it be because I'm in a different controller? Please let me know.

Answer 1

That error is stating that current_user is nil - that is, no user is currently logged in.

If you want your view to work when no one is logged in, you could use current_user.try(:email) .